Donald Trump’s running mate defended comments in which he said the Democratic Party was run “by a bunch of childless cat ladies.”
JD Vance’s comments, from a 2021 Fox News interview, were posted earlier this week by Friends star Jennifer Aniston.
The actress used the clip to criticize her opposition to a law making IVF a universal right, adding: “I really can’t believe this is coming from a potential vice president of the United States.”
mr vanance39, said in the interview: “In this country we are effectively governed… by a group of childless cat ladies who feel miserable with their own lives and the decisions they have made, and that is why they want to make the decision.” . “The rest of the country is miserable too.”
giving vice president Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, as examples, said that “Democrats’ entire future is controlled by childless people.”
On Friday, the Ohio senator said he stood by that sentiment, but that his comments were not a criticism of people who choose not to have children.
He told Megyn Kelly on YouTube: “The simple point I made is that having children, becoming a father, becoming a mother, I really think it changes your perspective in a pretty profound way.
“This is something that, of course, we have recognized for hundreds of years in this country, that human civilization has always recognized.”
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Vance added: “This is not about criticizing people who, for various reasons, did not have children. This is about criticizing the Democratic Party for becoming anti-family and anti-child.”
However, contrary to her 2021 comments, Kamala Harris has two stepchildren and Pete Buttigieg has adopted twins.
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Aniston’s criticism of Vance stemmed from the fact that he was one of dozens of Republican senators who opposed the IVF Rights Act in June.
On her Instagram Story, she said: “All I can say is… Mr. Vance, I pray that your daughter is lucky enough to have children of her own one day.
“I hope you don’t need to resort to IVF as a second option. Because you are trying to take it away from her too.”
In 2022, Aniston revealed that she unsuccessfully underwent IVF to try to have children when she was in her 30s and 40s.
Jennifer Aniston attacked Mr. Vance on her Instagram story. Photo: Reuters
Vance, a best-selling author and former venture capitalist, was revealed as Trump’s running mate earlier this month.
Her interview with Megyn Kelly came after Democrats rallied behind Kamala Harris as their candidate for November’s presidential election. choice.
His campaign has seen an increase in donations and has been boosted by The endorsement of Barack and Michelle Obama.
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